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Number of Delivered Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments

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Number of Facility Agreements

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 24, 2015 USD ($) agreement aircraft	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($) aircraft	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) aircraft	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 185.0	$ 379.0
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 435.8	$ 148.0
Number of Facility Agreements \| agreement	2
Repayments of Long-term Debt			8.2
Framework Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			259.0
Facility Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			185.0
Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	12 years	12 years
Long-term Debt, Gross			387.2	132.0
Junior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	7 years	7 years
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 48.6	$ 16.0
A320 [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments Scheduled for Delivery \| aircraft	5	7
A320 [Member] \| Airbus [Member] \| Framework Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Delivered Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments \| aircraft			7
A320 [Member] \| Airbus [Member] \| Facility Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Delivered Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments \| aircraft			5
A321 [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments Scheduled for Delivery \| aircraft		3
2015 [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments Scheduled for Delivery \| aircraft			3
2015 [Member] \| A321 [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft with Secured Debt Financing Commitments Scheduled for Delivery \| aircraft			3